Originally Posted by
magickay
Not sure if this is related, but I did install the Swag Button extension today, and soon after, started having problems with my 'Words with Friends' game in FB. The game page was hijacked and replaced with a fake contest announcement - Congratulations (company name) customer - you have been selected as a winner and can claim the prize after answering these 9 questions - something along those lines. I've uninstalled the button, but the problem has continued. Ugh. I've downloaded the free version of Malware Bytes, as recommended by a malware removal site. The problem is referred to as Roboverify.xyz (.xyz was at the end of the offending website that was popping up. Doing the scan now - will edit this and post my findings.
Edited to add: Running the scan took just over 18 minutes, and there were three suspicious files, which I quarantined and removed. I restarted my computer, and launched Chrome, which seems to be running slower. I'm noticing that the ads are not loading on my Yahoo Mail page like they usually do - there's a little grey bar at the lower left of the screen that says "Resolving host..." - curious.
And the WWF game page doesn't have the usual ads. I wonder if somehow that host server got infected. More curious stuff...but for now, things are working again.
Still a bit suspicious about that SB button, though....